Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Elkins had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Elkins had a population of 3,664 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Elkins, with the one closest to Elkins listed first.
- Sulphur City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Harris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Durham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Baldwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Thompson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wyman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wyman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Summit ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Arnett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Arnett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Goshen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Drakes Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Drakes Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Creek
- Hazel Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fayetteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Greenland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Crosses
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brentwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitener
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woolsey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woolsey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
- Delaney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hindsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Johnson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sunset is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Patrick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Patrick is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Elkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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